Where Did Spring Go?

Recently, the entire eastern portion of the United States have been having record breaking high temperatures. Since the beginning of the month, about 6,000 highs were broken. Six THOUSAND. Did we even have a spring? Here in the south, it feels like we went straight from a warm, spring-like winter...to summer! In Atlanta, they made it to 7 days in a ROW above 80 degrees. That beat the previous record set in 1908. In International Falls, they reached a record high of 79 degrees. The highest temperature ever recorded for March. So why such warm weather? Well recently, a strong High pressure has settled in the middle of the eastern half of the States. This has brought warm, south winds into most of the area and as a result, a very warm March. So if late winter/early spring is this warm, how will the summer be? only time will tell.

[table from www.weather.com]

Day	# of Records
Fri. Mar. 9	101
Sat. Mar. 10	105
Sun. Mar. 11	189
Mon. Mar. 12	138
Tue. Mar. 13	218
Wed. Mar. 14	460
Thu. Mar. 15	662
Fri. Mar. 16	496
Sat. Mar. 17	565
Sun. Mar. 18	586
Mon. Mar. 19	510
Tue. Mar. 20	710
Wed. Mar. 21	575
Thu. Mar. 22	295

Bulldog to Bulldog

From one bulldog to another. 2 different college campuses 6 hours away. Here is the weekend and spring break forecast for Athens GA.

For the weekend, we're going to have gorgeous spring like weather. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s with lows in the 40s and increasing cloud coverage on Sunday. Winds will be out of the East at 5-10 mph. If you plan on doing something outside, this is the perfect time to do so. Some suggestions in Athens would be the State Botanical Gardens on Milledge Ave, shopping in Downtown Athens, or just enjoying the beautiful campus of the University of Georgia.

As the week begins, clouds will continue to increase as well as the chance of rain as a cold front approaches from the west. Temperatures will climb and will approach the upper 70s as we get into Tuesday and Wednesday. The best chance for thunderstorms will be Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. This cold front will not bring cooler temperatures as the forecast calls for seasonably warm conditions for Thursday as well. All in all, it will be a pleasant Spring Break if you're happening to spend the break in Athens, with a few crummy moments. Get outside and enjoy the nice Georgia weather!


It won't be too hot you need to be like Uga and have your own bag of ice and an air conditioned dog house ;)

If You Ain't Here to Party

It's almost spring break! For a lot of people that means driving down to the beach to soak up the sun and have fun with friends. Here are some forecasts for some popular spring break destinations.

Panama City Beach, FL
This week: Highs in the lower 70s with clear skies early in the week and increasing clouds with the possibility of storms during the weekend. Lows are ranging from the upper 40s to upper 50s.

Daytona Beach, FL
This week: Highs increasing as the week progresses, ranging from the upper 60s to upper 70s. It will be mostly sunny throughout the week with lows from the upper 50s to 60s.

Miami Beach, FL
This week: Highs will be in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A slight chance of rain is existent for Wednesday and Thursday. Lows will be warm in the upper 60s, lower 70s. Winds will increase on Monday and Tuesday.

Orlando, FL
This week: Temperatures will warm up throughout the week as the highs range from the upper 60s to lower 80s. Clouds are on the increase as the week progresses and winds will pick up on Tuesday. Lows range from the upper 40s to lower 60s.